A 28-year-old man from Punjab was shot dead in New York City while he was delivering pizza, prompting the Indian Consulate General in New York to express condolences and assure all possible assistance to his family.

Gurdeep Singh, a native of Kapurthala in Punjab, was killed in a shooting incident in Brooklyn on August 21 (local time). According to an NDTV report, Singh had travelled to the United States 13 years ago after taking a loan, with the hope of earning a livelihood and providing a better future for his parents in India.